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  David Hirschberg

  

  1 day ago

  FDA Authorizes Nonprescription Test for Covid-19, Flu and RSV

  The Wall Street Journal. - Brianna Abbott

  The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first nonprescription test that can detect Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The test, developed by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, can be sold directly to consumers online or at retail. A person can collect a …

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  David Hirschberg

  

  Apr 16

  Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021

  thelancet.com - COVID-19 National Preparedness Collaborators

  National rates of COVID-19 infection and fatality have varied dramatically since the onset of the pandemic. Understanding the conditions associated …

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  David Hirschberg

  

  6 days ago

  'Truly remarkable': Forensic DNA ID's Colorado cold case victim as missing Pierce County woman

  king5.com - Adel Toay

  SEATTLE — A Pierce County woman who was reported missing in 1993 was identified through DNA as the victim of a decades-old cold case homicide in …

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  David Hirschberg

  

  5 days ago

  I Lost My Baby. Then Antivaxxers Made My Pain Go Viral.

  The New York Times - Amanda Makulec

  I was one of many women who had a pandemic baby. Few people saw me pregnant, and even fewer met my second-born son or ever will. In September 2021, just shy of 3 months of age, my son died. He was one of the most bright-eyed, happiest babies I’ve met and spent every day of his short life loved and …

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  David Hirschberg

  

  How to create a pet-friendly office that everyone can tolerate

  The Washington Post - By Danielle Abril

  Among the many perks companies are offering their employees as they return to the office for the first time in more than two years is bringing their pets to the office. We received many readers’ comments about the dos and don’ts of having such a perk. But deciding whether to welcome pets to the …

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  David Hirschberg

  

  Treatment for finger-bending disease may be ‘gamechanger’

  The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editor

  Researchers have hailed a breakthrough in the treatment of a common, incurable disease that causes hand deformities by bending the fingers firmly into the palm. A clinical trial at Oxford and Edinburgh Universities found that a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to drive Dupuytren’s disease …